MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 194

     

1. Date:  9 June 1945
    
2. Target:  Shimonoseki Straits
    
3. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
    
4. Number A/C Airborne:  28
    
5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  92.82%  (26 primary and 1 alternate field)
    
6. Type of Mines and Settings:  Mk-25 and Mk-26-36, with various settings
    
7. Tons of Mines Dropped: 90 1000-pound mines and 126 2000-pound mines.  18 1000-pound mines in alternate field
    
8. Time Over Primary:  090101K  - 090243K
    
9. Altitude of Attack:  6200 – 8400 feet
    
10. Weather Over Target:  0/10  - 2/10
     
11. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
12. Resume of Mission:  Minefields Mike and Love were re-mined and the Inland Sea was used as an alternate field.  Five A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  A/A was nil.  Eight E/A sighted did not attack.  No claims.  Average Mine Load:  13,719.  Average Fuel Reserve:  794 gallons.

 

 

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